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01 Jul 2019, 10:43
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Hi!
Recently, I've decided to try and re-take the GMAT to get a slightly higher score. I'm already pretty happy with the score that I have now, but since I have some free time now, I thought I'd try to get to the point where I'm scoring > 750. I've been studying for a few weeks now, and I try to do a practice test at the end of every week to gauge my progress. The problem is, all three times I've taken the practice tests, I've scored the same score: 720. This is what I got the first time I wrote my GMAT, and I can't seem to get past this hurdle.
Any tips on how to start seeing some improvement? The tests I took were 1PR practice test and 2 Official tests (I still have Exam 5&6 leftover, which I'm planning on saving until later in my prep). The types of questions I'm having the most difficulty with are:
- In the quant section, it seems kind of mixed. The only thing I'd say I'm bad at is Geometry (which I've been consistently bad at since ... ever). Everything else is just a mixture of different topics
- In the verbal section, I definitely struggle with the sentence correction questions. On my last practice test, I got 9 questions wrong in total: 1 CR, 1 RC and 7 SC ... I'm not quite sure how to get better at these questions.
Any help would be appreciated. I'm looking to take the test again in about a month and a half, or less!
Recently, I've decided to try and re-take the GMAT to get a slightly higher score. I'm already pretty happy with the score that I have now, but since I have some free time now, I thought I'd try to get to the point where I'm scoring > 750. I've been studying for a few weeks now, and I try to do a practice test at the end of every week to gauge my progress. The problem is, all three times I've taken the practice tests, I've scored the same score: 720. This is what I got the first time I wrote my GMAT, and I can't seem to get past this hurdle.
Any tips on how to start seeing some improvement? The tests I took were 1PR practice test and 2 Official tests (I still have Exam 5&6 leftover, which I'm planning on saving until later in my prep). The types of questions I'm having the most difficulty with are:
- In the quant section, it seems kind of mixed. The only thing I'd say I'm bad at is Geometry (which I've been consistently bad at since ... ever). Everything else is just a mixture of different topics
- In the verbal section, I definitely struggle with the sentence correction questions. On my last practice test, I got 9 questions wrong in total: 1 CR, 1 RC and 7 SC ... I'm not quite sure how to get better at these questions.
Any help would be appreciated. I'm looking to take the test again in about a month and a half, or less!
01 Jul 2019, 14:52
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Hi luckluck123,
First off, a 720/Q49 is an outstanding score, so you can comfortably apply to any Business Schools that interest you. As such, a retest is likely NOT necessary. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you might find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of those Experts here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/
While there's no harm in retesting, it's possible that your time would be better spent improving other aspects of your application. That having been said, there's no harm in retesting - and you've noted a particular area in Quant (Geometry) that you think is a 'weak spot' in an otherwise outstanding overall performance.
Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) What study materials did you use during your prior studies (last year) and what materials are you currently using?
2) The recent CATs that you referred to - have you taken any of those CATs before?
Goals:
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
4) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
First off, a 720/Q49 is an outstanding score, so you can comfortably apply to any Business Schools that interest you. As such, a retest is likely NOT necessary. Depending on the Schools that you plan to apply to, you might find it beneficial to speak with an Admissions Expert about your overall profile. There's a Forum full of those Experts here:
https://gmatclub.com/forum/ask-admissio ... tants-124/
While there's no harm in retesting, it's possible that your time would be better spent improving other aspects of your application. That having been said, there's no harm in retesting - and you've noted a particular area in Quant (Geometry) that you think is a 'weak spot' in an otherwise outstanding overall performance.
Before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:
Studies:
1) What study materials did you use during your prior studies (last year) and what materials are you currently using?
2) The recent CATs that you referred to - have you taken any of those CATs before?
Goals:
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
4) What Schools are you planning to apply to?
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
01 Jul 2019, 15:07
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EMPOWERgmatRichC:
Thank you very much for your detailed response. Regarding the questions you've posted below:
1) I used the Official Guide 2018 and Magoosh's online modules last year to study. That's pretty much the extent of it. This time around, I'm re-watching some of the videos from Magoosh, but I'm also incorporating some material from the Manhattan Prep books for areas that I'm weaker in (i.e. Geometry, Combinations/Permutations). I also have access to Princeton Review's material, which I'm using just for the extra CAT's that they have. By doing this, I've noticed that my score for the Perms/Combs problems have significantly increased, but I'm not improving much on the Geometry questions.
2) The scores from these tests are all new. I'd never completed them before.
3) I am actually planning on applying to a PhD Accounting program, and I plan on submitting my application in mid-late September.
4) I'm planning on applying to a wide range of schools, but the "top" schools that I want to apply to are: Harvard, University of Chicago, Northwestern and NYU. The reason that I want to re-take the test is because of these top schools. Looking at the available "average GMAT" scores of each school, they seem to be floating around the 740 range. Although I know that a 720 isn't too far away from that average, since there is no harm in re-taking the exam, I'd like to try and get above their average mark. Out of the other aspects of my profile, I'd say that my GMAT score is the weakest aspect, which is why I'd like to bump it up, even if it's only by 20-30 points.
Thank you very much for your detailed response. Regarding the questions you've posted below:
1) I used the Official Guide 2018 and Magoosh's online modules last year to study. That's pretty much the extent of it. This time around, I'm re-watching some of the videos from Magoosh, but I'm also incorporating some material from the Manhattan Prep books for areas that I'm weaker in (i.e. Geometry, Combinations/Permutations). I also have access to Princeton Review's material, which I'm using just for the extra CAT's that they have. By doing this, I've noticed that my score for the Perms/Combs problems have significantly increased, but I'm not improving much on the Geometry questions.
2) The scores from these tests are all new. I'd never completed them before.
3) I am actually planning on applying to a PhD Accounting program, and I plan on submitting my application in mid-late September.
4) I'm planning on applying to a wide range of schools, but the "top" schools that I want to apply to are: Harvard, University of Chicago, Northwestern and NYU. The reason that I want to re-take the test is because of these top schools. Looking at the available "average GMAT" scores of each school, they seem to be floating around the 740 range. Although I know that a 720 isn't too far away from that average, since there is no harm in re-taking the exam, I'd like to try and get above their average mark. Out of the other aspects of my profile, I'd say that my GMAT score is the weakest aspect, which is why I'd like to bump it up, even if it's only by 20-30 points.
